Cielo Drive - the last house of Sharon Tateimage from: crimeshots. Cielo” means heaven in Spanish. And heaven was how 2. Sharon Tate described her sprawling ranch- style home in Benedict Canyon, California in 1. В myfavoriteandmybest. She called it her “love house”. Tragically,В for Sharon and her house guests, her beautiful rented home became the scene of one of the most horrific and sensationalized. В tragedies in Hollywood history. I won’t even get into the gory details of the crime, it has been documented at great lengths on the Internet and TV shows and even movies. Suffice it to say, that if you want to find out more about the crime, Google will be your willing and able. В guide. image from: http: //www. В – encanto_sunland’s photostream. The. В thing I am interested in is Sharon Tate’s beloved house at 1. Jackie Speier (pronounced SPEAR) represents California’s 14th Congressional District, which stretches from the southern portion of San Francisco through San Mateo. Here's the first episode of the new comedy web series :DRYVRS, created and written by musician, actor and producer Jack Dishel. The series stars Jack as a.
Cielo Drive. Since the August. В 9th anniversary of that tragic crime is fast approaching, I’ve been scouring the net trying to find as many pictures of the house as I can (and there are many) but a good deal are copyrighted. So I’ve tried to compile some photos of the house. В that *I think* are in the public domain. As a housie, who loves vintage homes (and the carefree era of the 1. В mystique for me. It does have a tragic echo to it when viewed in photos, in part because of the gruesome events that occurred there, and in part because the house no longer exists. That’s right, the last house that Sharon Tate lived in was torn down in 1. The entire property site was scrubbed and a massive new 1. В Mediterranean- style. В villa was built on the lot. It is completely unrecognizable from the “love house” of the 1. Sharon adored. image from: www. Still, I appreciate the house for what it was, and I see what Sharon Tate and her husband Roman Polanski saw in the home. В when they rented it in. В February of 1. 96. A beautiful sprawling rancher in a peaceful, hilltop setting. Here’s the house’s back- story: The home was originally built in 1. French actress named Mich. ГЁle Morgan. image from: www. The French country style home was designed by architect. В Robert Byrd. The house is oriented to the east and sits high on a hillside overlooking Benedict Canyon and west Hollywood. An aerial view of 1. Cielo Drive: image from: drinkthis. The home was long and low and sported natural elements like stone walls, stone fireplace, wood beamed ceiling and many multi- paned windows to take advantage of the view. Cielo Drive’s. В living room as it appeared. В in the 1. 94. 0’s: image from: flickrhivemind. And the living room as it appeared in 1. Featuring. В three bedrooms,В four bathrooms plus a loft above the living room AND a guest house, in- ground pool and garage; this home was nestled in well- manicured park- like grounds amidst the blowing pine trees. The layout was typical of an early ranch- style home: a central public gathering space (living room) and the bedrooms off to. В left side while the kitchen and dining room were off the. В opposite side. Just beyond the kitchen was the third bedroom and fourth bathroom which served as the maid’s quarters. В http: //www. flickr. The master bedroom was at the back left corner of the house and had french doors leading. В out to the pool patio. By the end of. В the Second World War, actress Mich. ГЁle. В Morgan had returned to France. In 1. 94. 6 Lillian Gish moved in to 1. Cielo Drive. The fated house had many notable residents including Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Samantha Eggers, Olivia Hussey and music producer. В Terry Melcher (who was the son of Doris Day) and Melcher’s girlfriend at the time, Candice Bergen (remember her in Murphy Brown?). Anyway, when Melcher and Bergen broke- up in early 1. Cielo Drive was looking for new tenants. Enter famed. В director. В Roman Polanski and his 2. В pregnant wife Sharon Tate. By FICG. mx’s photostream)They were looking for a place to rent and a realtor showed Sharon 1. Cielo Drive in February of 1. Sharon instantly knew that this was the home where she wanted to “nest” and welcome her baby boy in August. Sharon and Roman rented the house from owner Rudi Altobelli. В at the end of. В February 1. On the night of. В August 9, 1. В home became the scene of the terrible. В murders of Sharon. В Tate, Wojciech Frykowski, Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring and Steven Parent at the hands of. В a depraved handful of misfits who. В called themselves. В the. В “Manson Family”. The home’s owner –В Rudi Altobelli –В moved into the house not long after the crime scene investigation wrapped up and. В lived there for the next 2. During an interview on ABC’s show “2. He sold the property for 1. The last person to. В actually reside. В at the rancher at 1. Cielo Drive was Trent Reznor of the group Nine Inch Nails. He lived and recorded music there in the early 1. В began to eat at his conscience. В and he subsequently. В moved out by December 0f 1. The home was. В sold in 1. В greenery. In its place, a massive new Mediterranean style. В mansion was built and the street address was changed to 1. Cielo Drive. image from: flickriver. Nothing remains of the. В rustic 1. 94. 2 ranch house and its. В stunning park- like grounds. The whole site is pretty much concreted- over. В today. Before: image from: proaudioblog. After: image from: cielodrive. As a vintage. В house- lover,В the fate of 1. Ceilo Drive makes me very. В sad. On the one hand, I understand why the new owners would want to try to erase or clean- up the bad history that occurred there. But on the other hand, the loss of the house feels like a. В disservice to the memory of Sharon Tate – after all, it was her love house, the house where she wanted to welcome and. В raise her. В baby boy. But there’s no undoing of what’s been done. I guess the upside (if there is one)В is. В that the former house. В can no longer be. В a destination for Manson yahoos and morbid lookiloos seeking out the crime scene. Rather,В the house. В now rests in eternal. В peace with the people who died there. For further reading on 1. Cielo Drive, see the following links: http: //en. Cielo_Drive,_Benedict_Canyon,_Los_Angeleshttp: //www. Like exploring. В true crime houses? Check out this post I did on the. В Charles Lindbergh kidnapping house in New Jersey. And this post about the Villisca Iowa Ax Murder House.
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